Collocations for river - noun

broad, great, large, long, mighty, wide
the mighty River Nile The river was too wide to swim across comfortably.

little, narrow, short, small | deep | shallow | high
The river is still high after the recent rain.

low | fast-flowing | slow-moving, sluggish | winding | swollen
The river was swollen after the floods.

navigable
The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons.

cross, ford, get across
We crossed the river by ferry. | How are we going to get across the river?

bridge
They''ve bridged the river at four points.

dam
Wildlife groups are protesting against the proposal to dam the river.

dredge
They''re dredging the river to make it safer for larger boats.

navigate
The rocks and sandbanks make the river hard to navigate.

flow, run, wind
This river flows into the Mediterranean Sea. | A river runs through the field. | The river winds its way through the hills.

rise
The river has risen with the rains. | The river rises in Bulgaria and flows through Greece to the Aegean.

be in flood, burst its banks, flood (sth), overflow sth
The river had overflowed its banks.

dry up
This river dried up long ago.

bank | water | valley | system | crossing | traffic

across a/the ~
There''s a bridge across the river.

along a/the ~
We walked along the river.

down a/the ~, down by a/the ~, down to a/the ~
Let''s go down to the river at sunset.

into a/the ~
He dived into the river.

in a/the ~
Trout live in this river.

on a/the ~
There was a rowing boat on the river.

up a/the ~
sailing up the river

~ of
(figurative) a river of lava

the banks/bottom/middle/side/surface of a river
They were waiting for us on the other side of the river.

a bend in the river, the course/direction of a river, the river''s edge